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Tempting Sydney

Autor: Angela Corbett

Número de Páginas: 251

"Someone needs to make you come completely undone, Sydney Parker." His tongue moved slowly over his lips. "That someone is going to be me."Goal-oriented Sydney Parker has never had a problem focusing. She's about to start law school, the first step on her way to the Supreme Court. With no time for relationships, she lives vicariously through her best friend Brynn, who has recently decided to use sex as a research tool. Sydney, however, hasn't been laid in years. Men are a distraction, one Sydney has diligently avoided...until Jackson West crashes into her life, and under her hood. The last thing Sydney needs is a hot mechanic working on her '69 Camaro. Especially a hot mechanic with eyes like the ocean and lick-me abs, who claims to be better in bed than a werewolf. Jax thinks that's exactly what Sydney needs. But Sydney has goals, and a relationship with the enigmatic Jax would challenge her. Distract her. Tempt her. Sydney is about to find out that temptation is very hard to resist. Due to mature content, this New Adult novel is recommended for readers over 18.

Prophecy of the Wolves: A Soul Savers Novella

Autor: Kristie Cook

Número de Páginas: 77

For far too long, Sundae Grayson has lived under the tight control of her father and the wolf pack he leads. At twenty-two and with college degree in hand, she’s ready to embark on a journey of her own. But when her father is attacked and nearly killed, she finds a cryptic note in his pocket—a riddle she must solve to save him. Doing so means delaying the life she desires, but her father is worth it. Not to mention that if he dies, she becomes alpha, and she’s so not ready for that. Thank the Angels for Trevor, leader of his own pack and her lifelong crush, who volunteers to help her. The riddle sends them on the hunt of their lives. After all, they must solve the mystery, find the relic they need, and deliver it on time to save not only their packs, but all of the Amadis, who serve as the Angels’ army on Earth. If they fail, the Demons will win over the world. But what must be sacrificed for the sake of the greater good? This novella takes place in the internationally bestselling Soul Savers series by Kristie Cook, so be prepared to see some favorite characters. This story was originally part of the Supernatural Chronicles Collection by multiple authors. If you’re new...

The Rose

Autor: Rebecca Ethington

Everything has changed. The rules are only faded lies and the new reality is a haunting unknown full of children who attack you and monsters that can stand in the light. The darkness was once a danger, but now it has turned into a safety net. A place to hide. A place where you can fade into shadows and hope that the tar don't find you. Everything that Lex has been warned about seems to be unraveling around her, like a thread from a wheel and try as she might to control it, she is only caught in it's web. As she stands in the shifting space of her new reality, she must chose: embrace it and become what the world has made her. Or fight it, and hopefully save everything she holds dear. Perhaps she can even find Cohen - if only she knew how close he was.

Kiss of Fire

Autor: Rebecca Ethington

Número de Páginas: 452

It was one kiss... ... and it very nearly ended my life. Secrets are dangerous, and sometimes they can kill. My secret may not be that bad, but it sure has put a wrench in my high school plans. I am in love with my best friend. I know, I know. It's every teenage girl's big confession, but most of them at least have a chance. Cute boy next door and all that. Not me, I just so happen to have a crush on a guy that is way out of my league. Ryland LaRue is insanely hot, insanely rich, and way too nice for his own good. It's clear I can't have him, and not just because his evil, overlord father hates my guts. My crush on Ryland is not my only secret. I'm hiding something bigger than that. It's the reason my dad left, and I am pretty sure it's why his 'magical' cult is now following me around. The only problem? Ryland has a secret too, and his just happens to have all the answers I need. Which bring us to that kiss...

Sydney

Autor: Angela Corbett

Número de Páginas: 324

Sydney Parker n’a jamais eu de problème pour se concentrer. Elle est sur le point de commencer l’école de droit, première étape de son cheminement vers la Cour suprême. Elle n’a pas de temps pour des relations et elle vit par procuration à travers sa meilleure amie, Brynn, qui a récemment décidé d’utiliser le sexe comme outil de recherche. Sydney, quant à elle, n’a pas eu de rapports sexuels depuis des années. Les hommes sont une distraction, ce qu’elle a diligemment évité... jusqu’à ce que Jackson West déboule dans sa vie et sous son capot. La dernière chose dont Sydney a besoin, c’est d’un mécanicien sexy travaillant sur sa Camaro 69. Surtout un mécanicien sexy avec des yeux comme l’océan et des abdominaux qu’on a envie de lécher, et qui prétend être meilleur au lit qu’un loup-garou. Jax pense que c’est exactement ce dont elle a besoin. Mais Sydney a des objectifs, et une relation avec l’énigmatique Jax ne ferait que la provoquer. La distraire. La tenter. Sydney est sur le point de découvrir qu’il est très difficile de résister à la tentation.

Through Glass

Autor: Rebecca Ethington

Número de Páginas: 0

I just wanted to wanted to be noticed by my high school crush, not save him from world-ending demons. Figures.I had it all figured out. Graduate high school and head to college. It was just icing that my college of choice also happened to be where my life long crush and the boy next door, Cohen, was already attending. I had already been accepted. Everything was working out perfectly. The only problem was that my 'perfect' didn't involve a freakin' invasion. So, when everything went dark and monsters, literal monsters, fell from the sky, I had no idea what to do.Hey, I'm not your perfect dystopian heroine. Hell, I'm not even your everyday human. It took some time, and a bit of work, but now instead of graduating and following Cohen to college I am now hunting massive winged demon... things. Any chance of a happily ever after goes to pot when my demon hunting turns into boyfriend rescuing, and I have to risk it all and go into the Dark. Boys. One minute everything is on track, and the next¿ well, it's the end of the world. My name is Lex, and I guess I hunt monsters now. Perfect.

Brand of Betrayal

Autor: Rebecca Ethington

Número de Páginas: 208

What's worse than a city under siege?An irritating father on a power trip.It's like the punchline to the worst childhood ever. I may have spent my entire life wishing I could have my father back, but now that he's here he can just head right back to where he came from. He just won't shut up about broken sights and Drak traditions and things that I can't possibly understand. Mostly because he refused to tell me about them.Thank god, Ilyan thinks he's as much of a quack as I do. Well maybe not a quack, but he isn't the leader of the Sain fan club. That role belongs to Ryland.Ugh.Let's just hope too many more people don't fall for his lies or I am going to pop him just like this zit that Edmund has trapped us in. And yes, it's going to be just as gross.

Rogue Royalty

Autor: Rebecca Ethington

Número de Páginas: 380

As the Third Son to The King, Rowan should be a Nobody. Fate had other plans. Nearly two hundred years ago, the world fell to war, leaving my parents to pick up the pieces and rebuild an entire Kingdom. Growing up in the shadow of two ultra-powerful immortals was never going to be easy. It's even worse now that I have been forced to enroll in their precious Imdalind Academy as some kind of deranged poster boy for a hierarchy I don't even believe in. Add to that the fact that I am having trouble sleeping, am having dreams of some chick with pastel hair, and I am in some serious crap. Especially when I come face to face with Gemma, and discover just how frighteningly accurate those dreams have been. My mother happens to be the last Drak on earth, and it appears I am the only one to have inherited that power. F-ing great. I've been hiding the power away for years, but something is happening at the school that is pushing me to a boiling point. I can't hide for long, especially when my parents go missing, and my sight is the only thing that has the answers we need to save them.

Burnt Devotion

Autor: Rebecca Ethington

Número de Páginas: 237

It was supposed to be the final battle, the one to end Edmund's line, his life, and free the magic Edmund had taken from the world. That was how it was foreseen. The end of the battle that has raged for centuries, unbeknownst to the mortals around them, the battle that would end with Joclyn's death.But it did neither. The battle still reigns, Joclyn still lives, and the sight that was given eight hundred years ago is broken. And it's not the only one. Sights that were once thought infallible have become nothing more than scattered glass, with broken pieces shattering into incorrect visages. Sain clings to the magic that he knows to be true, but there is something else, something that he is not saying. And what he does say is no longer adding up. Something is wrong.Ilyan and his people move through the caves, following a sight they hope to be correct, fleeing a battle that should have been the end while the battle within each of them grows with each step. Ryland fights the monsters his father has infected him with. Wynifred fights the confusion of who she is. Dramin fights to live.Prague may not survive this battle, it may be ripped to shreds... or burned to ashes.

The Cut

Autor: Rebecca Ethington

The world has changed. Mere miles away from the sanctuary of Blood Rose, Travis and Alexis have been cornered, their bike in shards, their guns on empty.Alexis, herself, is trapped in a strange underworld that glimmers with the truth of what the Ulama have done to the world, and what Abran truly is. The only hope they have is to fight, and they are not alone. For Bridget has found a secret, the one person that could change the entire game. If only they can escape the underground torture chamber that Abran has locked them in.

Dawn of Ash

Autor: Rebecca Ethington

Número de Páginas: 440

Underneath the deep red barrier Edmund has placed over the city, Prague is in ruins¿Vil¿ hide in the darkened alleys, waiting to attack anyone who passes, while Edmund's men roam the blood-soaked streets, scouring every crumbling building in a mad attempt to flush out Ilyan and his men. Among the danger, Ilyan and Joclyn are trapped, unable to leave the city. trying to keep their people safe behind a powerful shield, unseen from Edmund and his scouts.Wyn spends her days haunted by her daughter and watching Thom waste away from the mysterious curse slowly taking him.Ryland has risen above his father's control, ready to take his place as his brother's second. However, Sain needs his help first for a simple assignment, or so he thinks.Their safety is about to be shattered.

Crown of Cinders

Autor: Rebecca Ethington

Número de Páginas: 566

Everyone has been waiting for the Silnỳ... ... they are getting something much more dangerous. Centuries have been filled waiting for this war, for the ultimate battle of good and evil, and the Silny to save them all. Which would be me, because you know, I am the Silnỳ.Too bad, I'm pretty sure that even my superpowers can't save us at this point. The danger has bled it's way into the cathedral, and even if we escape, even if we pop that bubble and force our way out of Prague and into Imdalind the only thing that is waiting for us there is a pathway of blood. Blood and death.Nothing good will come of this. That is if you believe my sight, and I am starting to think there is little we can do it to change all of the frightening things that I am seeing. That doesn't mean I'm not going to try. I will give anything to save Ilyan. Anything.The end is here, the war has come, and everything is about to get real. Brace yourself, because I can't guarantee you that you, and everyone else, will come out of this alive. "What an amazing story!!! I have loved these characters for years, have feared for them, cried for them and cheered for them." - Christine S. Amazon Reviewer...

Scorched Treachery

Autor: Rebecca Ethington

Número de Páginas: 370

Edmund is in Prague planning a massacre that Wynifred was supposed to stop. Instead, she finds herself captured and imprisoned with Ryland and Sain. At the same time, Cail has imprisoned Joclyn's mind and has left her body in Ilyan's care.

Imdalind Academy

Autor: Rebecca Ethington

Running a revolution is easy when you have a little bit of illegal magic on your side. The only way you can receive magic is by running the masochistic Gauntlet that the royal family started seventy years ago as a way to control power. One bite from a Vily and you are filled with what many call 'the power of the gods' and sent to Imdalind Academy for training.No bite, no magic, no Academy, and no place in society besides with the Drains that live in the old tunnels that dot what once was Europe. Unless you are me, who after one bite from a loose Vily is left with a diseased fragment of magic like the Chosen magic carriers of my world. I may not be as strong as the bastards that lord over us, but that isn't going to stop me from raising more than a little hell.This year I am running the Gauntlet, and enrolling myself in their damn academy. There is no better way to take down the evil overlords of our world than from the inside.Those royal bastards won't know what hit them.Now, if I can just get the king's son Rowan out of my way¿

Alpha, Chosen

Autor: Ethington

Número de Páginas: 266

Greyson Dillon is a bastard. And a liar, and a con artist, and a deceiver pulled straight out of hades. But let's just stick to 'bastard' for now, shall we? The 'so-called' high alpha has been deceiving everyone for years. Now, I am his captive, trapped in his underground fortress that he seems to think I won't be able to escape from. Boy, is he wrong. He may think he's powerful, but I've got something he doesn't have. A thirst for blood and a healthy need for revenge. I'm not the only one, either. Someone else is out there, cavorting with witches and dragons and making his own plans. Too bad I've already put him on my kill list. Now, the question is: Which one do I kill first?

Ilyan

Autor: Rebecca Ethington

Número de Páginas: 336

Amid what has become known as "The Invasion" the world is in disarray. War is everywhere, shrouded by the creatures that now swarm over the planet, killing people with a single bite.Which is why when a young man is found covered in blood outside the door to a Ukrainian hospital, he didn't garner much attention.With no memory of who he is or whose blood is covering him, he is given the name of Jan Kowalski and locked away in the hospital waiting for safety, waiting for his identity to return. The more he waits, however, the more confusing he becomes. From the heart that beats inside his chest; the heart that is not his despite there being no evidence of surgery. From the way he doesn't age, even though he slips in and out of coma's for more then ten years. From the broken fragments of memories that torment him, and the woman that haunts his dreams every night.To the man who sneaks into the hospital to kill him. To the governments that want him. Nothing is right. Not even when the truth finally became clear. And his name becomes Ilyan Krul once more.

Scorched Treachery Ruby

Autor: Rebecca Ethington

Número de Páginas: 0

The Dark

Autor: Rebecca Ethington

I just wanted to graduate high school. Fighting monsters to save the world was not part of my five-year plan.I had it all figured out. Graduate high school and head to college. It was just icing that my college of choice also happened to be where my life long crush and the boy next door, Cohen, was already attending. I had already been accepted. Everything was working out perfectly. The only problem was that my 'perfect' didn't involve a freakin' invasion. So, when everything went dark and monsters, literal monsters, fell from the sky, I had no idea what to do.Hey, I'm not your perfect dystopian heroine. Hell, I'm not even your everyday human. It took some time, and a bit of work, but now instead of graduating and following Cohen to college I am now hunting massive winged demon... things. Worse yet, any chance of a happily ever after goes to pot when my demon hunting turns into boyfriend rescuing, and I have to risk it all and go into the Dark. Boys. One minute everything is on track, and the next¿ well, it's the end of the world. My name is Lex, and I guess I hunt monsters now. Perfect.

Spark of Vengeance

Autor: Rebecca Ethington

It ends the way we decide, and as Ryland and the others begin to rebuild the kingdom of Imdalind from the rubble left behind, one thing is clear: Without a King, everything threatens to fall apart. Ilyan is still missing. Ryland and the others are hunted by governments all over the world, desperate for answers to the war that ripped cities and countries apart. The monsters that Edmund created still roam free, causing governments to fall, and tyrants to rise. But the most dangerous enemy is the one you never see coming, and when Ryland and Thom are attacked on a routine mission in France, the unseen danger becomes frighteningly clear. Someone is hunting them, and will do anything to hurt Joclyn, the last living Drak and the Queen of all magic. Ryland and Wyn are sent to track down the hidden villain, but what they find only rips what little safety they had wide open.Following the breadcrumbs, they quickly discover that once was dead never quite stays that way, and they can either rise up and fight it, or be lost among the war.

Flight of the King

Autor: Rebecca Ethington

Número de Páginas: 320

My entire life has been spent tucked away in a traveling circus, concealed by the powerful spell of an old witch. It would be just my luck that a streak of rebellion would land me in the hands of three sexy dragon shifters. I am in so much trouble.Dragons aren't supposed to know I exist, let alone make me feel this¿ warm. Turns out that these three might be the only ones who can protect me from the Dragon King. We are playing a dangerous game, and if we don't get our act together and defeat the tyrant who is hunting me I am going to lose more than the three Dragon Gods that have claimed my heart, and my soul.

Kin of My Grandchildren: without special title

Autor: Noble K. Littell

Número de Páginas: 400

Selected descendants of Johann Jacob Strum (Storm) and Anna Benedictina Saur who immigrated to America from Germany in 1728 and settled in Philadelphia.

Fall of the Dragon

Autor: Rebecca Ethington

I thought my life was dangerous enough when I was being hunted by the dragon king, now I'm bonded with his three sons.After a lifetime flying under the radar, one kick to the balls has sure thrown everything into piles of smoldering rubbish. Literally. The circus that I spent my entire life hiding in has gone up in flames, leaving me and every other supernatural creature that the old witch was hiding, exposed. And there are a lot more of us than I thought, including one vampire who seems to know more about myself than I do. With all her sneers and taunting, she has a key to my past that could end in my death, or her just draining me of my blood. Not that my dragons will let that happen. Their father may not have caught my scent yet, but if I can't control my 'bristling mating instinct' and figure out my past before the Vampire brat does, more than just a couple of tents are going to go up in flames.Fall of the Dragon is book two in the Phoenix's Ashes Reverse Harem series.If you like powerful girls who aren't afraid to speak their minds, guys that aren't afraid to follow their hearts, and twisted villains, this slow burn reverse harem is for you.Be warned, there will be swearing,...

The Blue

Autor: Rebecca Ethington

Saving the world is harder than I expected it to be.Okay, so maybe I'm not saving the world, but it sure as hell feels like it. Especially after the sanctuary camp I found in the middle of the destruction turned out to be run by a crazed lunatic. You think I'm kidding? I thought they stopped stoning people in the 12th century. There is something off about them. Only the Tar turn to ash in the light, but those old men were certainly ash when I was done with them. Great. From what Travis and I can tell, their crazed leader, Abran, thinks he's playing god. Now the deranged man with a god complex has Bridget, and possibly an army of Tar at his disposal.I guess I do have to save the world. It's a good thing I can kick some serious trash. After all, who needs a gun when you have a bed rail? One thing is clear, we have to get to Travis's friend before Abran does something stupid, oh, and before I turn into a Tar. Save Cohen. Not turn into a terrifying monster.Save the world.Yeah, that seems doable.

James & Anne Jacobson, Horticulturist + Dairymaid, & Family

Autor: Elva Richardson Shumway

Número de Páginas: 704

Of River and Raynn - the Catalyst

Autor: Rebecca Ethington

They found me when I was five; a little girl sitting on a bench in Grand Central Station, soaking wet, asking about the rain.I remembered nothing about how I got there, or who my parents were. I couldn't even remember my name. I was tagged, labeled and doomed to cycle through state care for the next twelve years; moving from one family to another. They all rejected me as the dreams began to come, the memories began to return, and things around me began to explode.Now my mind is full of a world of shadows, things that my heart pleads with me to be true, that I hope are only fantasy. That the disturbing past I see is not mine.When I sleep I hear whispers of magic, and of evil queens, and a world that exists alongside our own. Things that could never be. But, there is one thing I know to be true. That there was a boy who was torn from me. A boy that I know means more to me than a brother, or than a lover. But what he is to me, I am not sure. I hear him cry for me in my dreams, I hear people call him The Catalyst.I know I need to find him.I wouldn't have tried, if I would have known that finding River, would have made all my dreams turn into a haunting reality.

The Register of the American Saddle-Horse Breeders' Association (Incorporated).

Número de Páginas: 1226

Flame of the Phoenix

Autor: Rebecca Ethington

Eyes of Ember

Autor: Rebecca Ethington

Número de Páginas: 470

What if the man you loved was hunting you? Desperate to end your life. Could you stop him? Could you kill him first?Joclyn is in hiding. Ryland is gone. His mind has been erased; no memory of Joclyn remains, but Joclyn's heart desperately begs her to hold out hope. Meanwhile, the black-eyed monster that possesses him attempts to kill her over and over again.If it wasn't for Ilyan, Joclyn would be dead by now.Ilyan, the man who once stalked her, is now Joclyn's protector, the only person she has left. He protects Joclyn from the men who seek to end her life, and all the while, she is haunted by dreams where Ryland begs her to break the bond between them.Ilyan trains and prepares her, teaching her everything she needs to know in the hope that one day she can avenge Ryland, if not protect herself from him.And then, there is her father.The man who has never been there is suddenly responsible for everything. And who he is has made Joclyn into something she never wanted to be:The Siln¿.

Wolf, Shifted

Autor: Rebecca Ethington

Número de Páginas: 280

I've been on the run from wolf shifters since the day I was found as the sole survivor of a pack massacre. It would figure that days after my twenty-first birthday I would be abducted off the street and dragged to the one place I don't want to be. The one place I shouldn't be if I want to live more than a few days: The High Alpha's Estate. Every five years the horny old bastard holds a feast where any wolf who has come of age is to shift for the first time. It's supposed to be a gathering of packs so that wolves can find their fated mates, but Mr. High Alpha likes to use it to inspect all the new shifters and get his pick of the litter. It's why his pack is so powerful, and why he rules over everyone. It's also why the female shifters flock to his estate in the hopes of being picked as his mate. Which is yet another reason I shouldn't be here. I was supposed to be hiding from the High Alpha, but now he seems to be everywhere, and it sure as hell looks like he's got something planned for me. I need to get out of here, and fast, because what I've been running from for the past twelve years is about to explode. If I'm not careful it's going to take out more than a few wolves,...

Rise of The Witch

Autor: Rebecca Ethington

Número de Páginas: 384

Phoenix Shifters are rare. They also hold the key to eternal life. No wonder the Dragon King wants my blood.My entire life has been spent in hiding, concealed in a traveling circus under the powerful spell of an old witch. It would be just my luck that a streak of rebellion would land me in the hands of three sexy dragon shifters. I am in so much trouble.Dragons aren't supposed to know I exist, let alone make me feel this... warm. I don't know these three heart-pounding dragon gods. I'm not even sure I can trust them, but it turns out that they might be the only ones who can protect me from the Dragon King. We are playing a dangerous game, and if we don't get our act together and defeat the tyrant who is hunting me I am going to lose more than the three Dragon Gods that have claimed my heart, and my soul.Rise of The Witch is a full-length Shifter Reverse Harem Romance coming in at just over 105,000 words.This book contains a fair bit of swears, lots of shirtless men, and fade-to-grey steam. There may or may not be a cliff-hanger. You have been warned.

Flame of the Phoenix

Autor: Rebecca Ethington

We are scattered to the wind. And nothing that will come of this is good.The only thing I knew was that we all needed to stay together, so of course that is the first thing that explodes. My powerful dragons are in danger, and I need to save them, if only this guy would get out of the way. The supposed cave troll is everywhere, and I can't shake him or the kid that follows me around like a lost dog. Part of me wants to trust them, but I can't ignore that gnawing voice in the back of my head. Or the memories that are now flooding me like a plague. We are in danger, but getting out here is going to be tricky. Flame of the Phoenix is supposed to be the last book in the Phoenix's Ashes Reverse Harem series. Too bad my characters had other ideas. Da*n them! Ready for some kick-butt girls, some powerful guys, a bit of a dark adventure? Oh, and some super steamy romance, swearing and characters who may or may not forget to keep their clothes on? Yeah, I got you, boo. 16+ please, because of those steam room antics. You know how it goes¿ OwOw!

Woman Lawyer

Autor: Barbara Babcock

Número de Páginas: 624

Woman Lawyer tells the story of Clara Foltz, the first woman admitted to the California Bar. Famous in her time as a public intellectual, leader of the women's movement, and legal reformer, Foltz faced terrific prejudice and well-organized opposition to women lawyers as she tried cases in front of all-male juries, raised five children as a single mother, and stumped for political candidates. She was the first to propose the creation of a public defender to balance the public prosecutor. Woman Lawyer uncovers the legal reforms and societal contributions of a woman celebrated in her day, but lost to history until now. It casts new light on the turbulent history and politics of California in a period of phenomenal growth and highlights the interconnection of the suffragists and other movements for civil rights and legal reforms.

Williams' Cincinnati Directory ...

Número de Páginas: 1750

Issues for 1860, 1866-67, 1869, 1872 include directories of Covington and Newport, Kentucky.

Anderson Co, KY

Número de Páginas: 184

(From the foreword) This Family History of Anderson County preserves the proud heritage of our county and communities as well as many of our churches, businesses, organizations and families. Our intent is to record a picture of the people, organizations and activities for future generations.

American Heathens

Autor: Joshua Paddison

Número de Páginas: 280

In the 19th-century debate over whether the United States should be an explicitly Christian nation, California emerged as a central battleground. Racial groups that were perceived as godless and uncivilized were excluded from suffrage, and evangelism among Indians and the Chinese was seen as a politically incendiary act. Joshua Paddison sheds light on ReconstructionÕs impact on Indians and Asian Americans by illustrating how marginalized groups fought for a political voice, refuting racist assumptions with their lives, words, and faith. Reconstruction, he argues, was not merely a remaking of the South, but rather a multiracial and multiregional process of reimagining the nation.

Journal of the Executive Proceedings of the Senate of the United States of America

Autor: United States. Congress. Senate

Número de Páginas: 1940

Developing Women Leaders in the Academy through Enhanced Communication Strategies

Autor: Jayne Cubbage

Número de Páginas: 259

Developing Women Leaders in the Academy through Enhanced Communication Strategies explores the experiences, strategies, and triumphs of women who have attained leadership roles within the academy as well as the shortfalls, disappointments, and battle scars many women leaders have experienced in their quest to lead. Clear direction, focused strategies, and enhanced communication are necessary to increase the ever-growing number of women in leadership positions in the academy. Contributions to this book discuss the ways in which these concepts have been employed to transcend the “academic ceiling” by creating mentoring networks for women, training programs, and other “ladders of ascension,” encouraging future leaders to be more assertive, self-assured, and strategic within the academic terrain. Scholars of communication, education, and women’s studies will find this volume particularly useful.

Stepping Lively in Place

Autor: Joyce Linda Broussard

Número de Páginas: 357

Enlivened with profiles and vignettes of some of the remarkable people whose histories inform this study, Stepping Lively in Place shows how free, single women navigated life in a busy slave-based river-port town before and during the Civil War, and how these women transitioned during Reconstruction, emancipation, and thereafter. It examines how free, single women in one city (including prostitutes, entrepreneurs, and elite plantation ladies) coped with life unencumbered, or unprotected, by husbands. The book pays close attention to the laws affecting southern gender and sociocultural traditions, focusing especially on how the town’s free, single women maneuvered adroitly but guardedly within the legal arena in which they lived. Joyce Linda Broussard looks at all types of free, single women—black and white, law-abiding and criminal—including spinsters, widows, divorcees, and abandoned women. She demonstrates the nuanced degrees to which these women understood that the legal, cultural, and social traditions of their place and time could alternately constrain or empower them, often achieving thereby a considerable amount of independence as women. Before the Civil War, says...

Silicon Valley and the Environmental Inequalities of High-Tech Urbanism

Autor: Jason A. Heppler

Número de Páginas: 327

In the half century after World War II, California’s Santa Clara Valley transformed from a rolling landscape of fields and orchards into the nation’s most consequential high-tech industrial corridor. How Santa Clara Valley became Silicon Valley and came to embody both the triumphs and the failures of a new vision of the American West is the question Jason A. Heppler explores in this book. A revealing look at the significance of nature in social, cultural, and economic conceptions of place, the book is also a case study on the origins of American environmentalism and debates about urban and suburban sustainability. Between 1950 and 1990, business and community leaders pursued a new vision of the landscape stretching from Palo Alto to San Jose—a vision that melded the bucolic naturalism of orchards, pleasant weather, and green spaces with the metropolitan promise of modern industry, government-funded research, and technology. Heppler describes the success of a new, clean, future-facing economy, coupled with a pleasant, green environment, in drawing people to Silicon Valley. And in this overwhelming success, he also locates the rapidly emerging faults created by competing ideas ...